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the syrian government blasted the arab league's decision. claiming it is selling out arab identity to israel and the united states. >> a man who has seen his share of bad breaks got a mighty lucky ones when it mattered the most. the story behind this man's power ball ball win up next. smokers who gamble just hit a big lotto in atlantic city. we will tell you why new jersey's first smoke-free casino now just says go ahead and light up. human" ] humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, to policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what ee comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ engine revs ] i found our colors. we've made a decision. great, let's go get you set up... you should check out our workshops... push your
the syrian government blasted the arab league's decision. claiming it is selling out arab identity to israel and the united states. >> a man who has seen his share of bad breaks got a mighty lucky ones when it mattered the most. the story behind this man's power ball ball win up next. smokers who gamble just hit a big lotto in atlantic city. we will tell you why new jersey's first smoke-free casino now just says go ahead and light up. human" ] humans. even when we cross our t's and...
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that's the law that says the federal government will not recognize same-sex marriages even in the states where it's legal. this seemed to be -- they seemed to be teeing up for perhaps striking down doma and leaving the california law for another day. >> that's a pretty interesting point. we'll talk to you again tomorrow. thank you, jeff. >>> talking about this issue of maybe it's bet tore let the american people decide, the supreme court should follow the people who seem to be going in the direction of gay marriage and not lead them. poll after poll we have seen a stark political divide on the issue. so the latest cnn poll, 70% of the democrats support gay marriage. 25% of republicans support it. obviously, those numbers starkly different. younger republicans, very different story. the republican party is split on this issue and "out front" tonight, republican strategist ann navarro who signed a legal brief to support gay marriage and ralph reid, the chairman of the safe and freedom coalition. ralph, you could say 25% of the republicans support it. it's clear our line is in line. we know
that's the law that says the federal government will not recognize same-sex marriages even in the states where it's legal. this seemed to be -- they seemed to be teeing up for perhaps striking down doma and leaving the california law for another day. >> that's a pretty interesting point. we'll talk to you again tomorrow. thank you, jeff. >>> talking about this issue of maybe it's bet tore let the american people decide, the supreme court should follow the people who seem to be...
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yet, we shook the foundation of the then apartheid government. >> for the part, the government claims to address the needs by public housing, rising incomes for system. the party has supporters who are generally satisfied. about the state of the country and relations between the races. >> every home has a problem. >> those who were favored by past apartheid government have a different view of the way things are right now in south africa. >> there is a lot of tension. >> simmering tension between black and whites. more instance of police brutality. all leave many pessimistic about the prospect. not beki, he, too, looks to the past for encouragement. his father was activist for 20 years before being released. >> it's a struggle. we have to work hard and make all the sacrifices. we did make sacrifices to get rid of apartheid. it worked. >> some, in fact, think, though, it will be up to the next generation in south africa to get the job done. they are dubbed generation born free. the born after the apartheid struggle. freer of past prejudices and allegiances. ready to race ahead to a hope
yet, we shook the foundation of the then apartheid government. >> for the part, the government claims to address the needs by public housing, rising incomes for system. the party has supporters who are generally satisfied. about the state of the country and relations between the races. >> every home has a problem. >> those who were favored by past apartheid government have a different view of the way things are right now in south africa. >> there is a lot of tension....
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steven chu was later involved in the government's response to the gulf oil spill. i think this is certainly, if you're going to be picking an academic who is involved in energy, in particular, fossil fuel research. >> i want to turn to comments of the executive director the natural resources defense council. earlier this month peter posted a to do list for the new energy secretary. and it he wrote -- nrdc is supporting the nomination m theoniz. >> i think the best way to interpret his nomination is he fits in with what obama has called his all of the above policy, which is to embrace things like fracking, continued use of oil, nuclear energy but also develop wind and solar i think that is where ernest moniz is on energy. >> let's turn to our guest in los angeles, kevin connor, and what you found in your report. talk about the report you did that looks at the less well, the title of the report is, "industry partner or industry puppet? how mit's influential study of fracking was authored, funded, and released by oil and gas industry insiders." >> sure. nomination pro
steven chu was later involved in the government's response to the gulf oil spill. i think this is certainly, if you're going to be picking an academic who is involved in energy, in particular, fossil fuel research. >> i want to turn to comments of the executive director the natural resources defense council. earlier this month peter posted a to do list for the new energy secretary. and it he wrote -- nrdc is supporting the nomination m theoniz. >> i think the best way to interpret...
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the government in lebanon, just to give you an example, broke down last week. hezbollah is hardening its stance towards its opponents in the country, so we already see a regional escalation. we also see it in iraq. >> we have not talked about iran in terms of this escalation yet. how do we expect syria's key regional ally, iran, to react to this development? >> i was told that they would do their utmost to keep the assad regime in power. we will now see if that was serious or not, but we should expect serious escalation on the part of the iranians. as far as i know, they are sending weapons nearly every day on cargo planes to damascus and other cities in the country. >> in terms of the western weaponry and now perhaps arab league weaponry as well. tunisia has announced it is cracking down onto lesions going there. what kind of role are they playing in the opposition? >> the g podcasts -- jihadists but still extremely well organized, although they are a minority. salafists are worried about the mainstream muslim brotherhood because that might not be an extremely
the government in lebanon, just to give you an example, broke down last week. hezbollah is hardening its stance towards its opponents in the country, so we already see a regional escalation. we also see it in iraq. >> we have not talked about iran in terms of this escalation yet. how do we expect syria's key regional ally, iran, to react to this development? >> i was told that they would do their utmost to keep the assad regime in power. we will now see if that was serious or not,...
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strength of local government. so how would you solve this? on the one hand you don't want to give money to corruption and on the other hand you want to start the government. how do you do that? >> that's a very good point. i'll say one thing. where it's true there were reports in the popular media and elsewhere don't give money directly to the haitian government or don't work. much of the rhetoric and the state department and hillary clinton was the most prominent example, that many, many others for changing their tune. in the early 1980s going back to that. , there was a major split within usaid and others to avoid tahitian government as much as possible. at that time they were saying volokh, the haitian government is notoriously corrupt and in the 1980s is a tater should. let's see what these parallel structures. it's been widely back eyes that but that's created as the clichÉd script that term goes a republic of ngos. it is well known and incontrovertible the system has weakened the capacity of government in h
strength of local government. so how would you solve this? on the one hand you don't want to give money to corruption and on the other hand you want to start the government. how do you do that? >> that's a very good point. i'll say one thing. where it's true there were reports in the popular media and elsewhere don't give money directly to the haitian government or don't work. much of the rhetoric and the state department and hillary clinton was the most prominent example, that many, many...
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the government in lebanon, just to give you an example, broke down last week. hezbollah is hardening its stance towards its opponents in the country, so we already see a regional escalation. we also see it in iraq. >> we have not talked about iran in terms of this escalation yet. how do we expect syria's key regional ally, iran, to react to this development? >> i was told that they would do their utmost to keep the assad regime in power. we will now see if that was serious or not, but we should expect serious escalation on the part of the iranians. as far as i know, they are sending weapons nearly every day on cargo planes to damascus and other cities in the country. >> in terms of the western weaponry and now perhaps arab league weaponry as well. tunisia has announced it is cracking down onto lesions going there. what kind of role are they playing in the opposition? >> the g podcasts -- jihadists but still extremely well organized, although they are a minority. salafists are worried about the mainstream muslim brotherhood because that might not be an extremely
the government in lebanon, just to give you an example, broke down last week. hezbollah is hardening its stance towards its opponents in the country, so we already see a regional escalation. we also see it in iraq. >> we have not talked about iran in terms of this escalation yet. how do we expect syria's key regional ally, iran, to react to this development? >> i was told that they would do their utmost to keep the assad regime in power. we will now see if that was serious or not,...
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washington state got $800 million from the federal government. that's your tax money, mainly for improving the track between seattle and portland. and what did you get for it? over a three-hour and 40-minute ride, the trip has been reduced by ten minutes. >> ten minutes doesn't sound-like a lot of time, but when you think about the fact that you have more options for more round trips, that you know the train will come and go reliably and on time, that to us is the most important thing. s >> reporter: in fact, ten minutes isn't a lot of time. and paula hammond said despite promises of high-speed rail from washington, d.c., it was never washington state's intention of bringing high-speed rail like the bullet trains of japan and europe to this section of the country. the top speed here is now 79 miles an hour. average speed is in the low 50s. >> i don't know whether we'll ever want high-speed rail. what we want in our state, and west coast region, we want the ability of our community to be connected so that we can provide good travel, a daily busine
washington state got $800 million from the federal government. that's your tax money, mainly for improving the track between seattle and portland. and what did you get for it? over a three-hour and 40-minute ride, the trip has been reduced by ten minutes. >> ten minutes doesn't sound-like a lot of time, but when you think about the fact that you have more options for more round trips, that you know the train will come and go reliably and on time, that to us is the most important thing. s...
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if you want to broadcast, you need a license from the government. you have a right to free assembly. if you'd like to stage a protest across the national mall, you need yourself a permit. there are lots of rights enshrined in the constitution limited by the constitution. what you do can damage someone else. as that ad has shown, what can possibly do more damage than a weapon of war that people are saying they have a right to use for what, self-defense? for hunting? what you just saw in that commercial, that is what actual guns do to real people. the rhetoric aside, that's what we're talking about is protecting people from death. >> as you brought up in sandy hook, one of the mothers, specifically wanted the governor of connecticut to see exactly what that gun, the power of what that had done to ravage that small child's body. >> yeah. >> we're sort of immune to that. you're not because you've seen it. >> we don't call them that. we call them weapons. in the military you never say, it's a weapon. we're at a point in this country where 85% of american
if you want to broadcast, you need a license from the government. you have a right to free assembly. if you'd like to stage a protest across the national mall, you need yourself a permit. there are lots of rights enshrined in the constitution limited by the constitution. what you do can damage someone else. as that ad has shown, what can possibly do more damage than a weapon of war that people are saying they have a right to use for what, self-defense? for hunting? what you just saw in that...
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some are angry at their own government. some are angry that the depositers taking a haircut of over 100,000 eros. they say that is not fair and want something done about that. a general sense of frustration not to the point of rioting but they're getting their point across. liz: they do have as we should point out different issues than the problems we saw in greece over last two years. greece there was too much spending on behalf of the government. you're looking for example at a nanny state situation. the banks were undercapitalized but too much in deposits and at least one of them had failed. so we're looking at a situation where the average cypriot probably isn't like the rich oligarchs of russia, might not have as much that would be given a haircut in their bank account yet they are still very concerned because they can't get their money out. how do they feel about the rich russians who maybe helped push this bad situation along? >> well there are two things about that. one, a number of people here, tens of thousands of
some are angry at their own government. some are angry that the depositers taking a haircut of over 100,000 eros. they say that is not fair and want something done about that. a general sense of frustration not to the point of rioting but they're getting their point across. liz: they do have as we should point out different issues than the problems we saw in greece over last two years. greece there was too much spending on behalf of the government. you're looking for example at a nanny state...
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government and the syrian people who might need any direct support from your own or from anybody else on the ground the political support and the other. boards especially with. medical equipment etc it seems this is where the car the problem is not on the border with the city important it never stopped the stuff it's or the mission of the government and there are a lot of black possibility of in that country iraq is in danger jordan itself is in danger it didn't work and nobody can know what would happen if this thing continues and the extremists continues and the support with money and. weapons. good to talk to you could have a conversation about this thank you very much indeed editor of the online blog the syria tribune dr mohammed thanks for your time in your thoughts here bill. we'll be back with more news free in just a couple of minutes stay with us this is all to life in moscow. to. join thousands of gadget guru squawk into the mobile world congress in barcelona for research and handset makers try to get their groove back. and software superchargers hope to spin preview success
government and the syrian people who might need any direct support from your own or from anybody else on the ground the political support and the other. boards especially with. medical equipment etc it seems this is where the car the problem is not on the border with the city important it never stopped the stuff it's or the mission of the government and there are a lot of black possibility of in that country iraq is in danger jordan itself is in danger it didn't work and nobody can know what...
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more than a thousand students protested a nicosia against a last ditch bailout deal the government struck with its creditors on sunday school and university students marched to the presidential palace in the capital chanting slogans and saying their future has been stolen that says the chairman of the bank of cyprus the country's largest financial institution resigned when all banks in the mediterranean state remain closed until first day to prevent a massive run on accounts depositors with over one hundred thousand euros and two of the main banks could see about forty percent of their assets taken to raise money for the crucial. reports now from nicosia. this like a bank is that back at the heart of the deal that cyprus sealed with its international creditors to get that ten billion euro bailout and what will happen to this back essentially is it will be split into pieces and people with deposits of more than one. hundred thousand viewers that are uninsured will have to take a huge here a lost whatever money they have here and many cypriots for the past week have begun to motional roller
more than a thousand students protested a nicosia against a last ditch bailout deal the government struck with its creditors on sunday school and university students marched to the presidential palace in the capital chanting slogans and saying their future has been stolen that says the chairman of the bank of cyprus the country's largest financial institution resigned when all banks in the mediterranean state remain closed until first day to prevent a massive run on accounts depositors with...
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government. i did it the other way can that migration was a very beautiful experience because of that expertise in those areas outside government and then in government. so, when i started there as a scholar in residency, dci pass thyroid my office and said, what is this scholar in residence? what do you do? i said i sit, i talk to an lists, i brief policymakers, i look at our intelligence for the year, and i write, and he said, and we pay you for that? i said, damn right, you do. and then we started basically helping to build that expertise in the region. now, i had talked to a number when i was -- in an article i referred to in the previous panel, talked to a number of policymakers but -- about their reflection on the war and the lessons that emerged and their experiences specifically in the 1970s. now, as policymakers began to understand sadat strategically thinking, policy became the driver,, of much intelligence during the '70s, in fact the cia in the '70s had not had a good standing, congre
government. i did it the other way can that migration was a very beautiful experience because of that expertise in those areas outside government and then in government. so, when i started there as a scholar in residency, dci pass thyroid my office and said, what is this scholar in residence? what do you do? i said i sit, i talk to an lists, i brief policymakers, i look at our intelligence for the year, and i write, and he said, and we pay you for that? i said, damn right, you do. and then we...
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their whole government they've lost trust in the e.u. in the euro group their partners in europe you know they say you know we're part of . but we feel that they feel that they have been cornered into a position where they had no choice but to accept something very difficult so their view towards europe really has changed right now. you know what kind of a union this is going to be and also i think they were disappointed that no one really came to help them to their aid and they say the people say that look it's not our fault it's not their fault ordinary workers trying to do the jobs those people who got their banks into trouble where are they now are they actually experiencing the same things that they are here on the ground so that's kind of this it's gone there's no confidence with the people on anything anyone says to them and to wrap it up we have about a minute left but what message does this send to people around the world who are watching i mean we're seeing things play out in iceland in greece all different outcomes here what k
their whole government they've lost trust in the e.u. in the euro group their partners in europe you know they say you know we're part of . but we feel that they feel that they have been cornered into a position where they had no choice but to accept something very difficult so their view towards europe really has changed right now. you know what kind of a union this is going to be and also i think they were disappointed that no one really came to help them to their aid and they say the people...
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how do governments respond and can they get -- none of these governments can pay down the debt. they have to grow into the debt so how do you do that? you create the conditions for capital to flow into the country and create growth. europe has trailed the u.s. in making the reforms and entitlement programs so no one is adding new capital into europe now. they're trying to move it out and the u.s. has made all of those adjustments the last bunch of years so you're seeing corporations in good shape here. cheryl: the fact you've got kind of a low volume environment happening in europe and you have money in u.s. equities, s&p 500 we're five points away from an intra day close on the s&p 500. global investors are socking money in the united states. >> i think that's true and in our opinion, the equity market is the place to be the next two or three years. it's true we're getting close to all-time highs on the market indices but it's not true we're at all-time highs in valuation. it's still reasonable and the alternatives are miserable. cheryl: but are we growing into our debt? we've
how do governments respond and can they get -- none of these governments can pay down the debt. they have to grow into the debt so how do you do that? you create the conditions for capital to flow into the country and create growth. europe has trailed the u.s. in making the reforms and entitlement programs so no one is adding new capital into europe now. they're trying to move it out and the u.s. has made all of those adjustments the last bunch of years so you're seeing corporations in good...
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government views itself as separate and immunity from all of that. >> reporter: the government deals with the country's problems by creating new programs. with any new program comes a food khaeufpb contractors, lobbyists and lawyers all feed tpr-g a government trough that congress seldom let's go dry. >> they are phoeurpbted i more interested in protect being the programs and streamlining them. >> reporter: tonight on special report in the first installment we'll be taking a look at the general services administration, which is sitting on 77,000 under used or vacant properties and that cost taxpayers $3 billion each and every year. jon. jon: one of the examples i've heard of the dichotomy between government and the private sector is in the housing prices right there where you live. they have hardly dropped through this whole recession as i understand it because the government keeps hiring and keeps feeding the housing market in that area. is that true, doug? >> reporter: yeah, our home prices have remained pretty much stable. in the outlying suburbs they've dropped but in dv proper i
government views itself as separate and immunity from all of that. >> reporter: the government deals with the country's problems by creating new programs. with any new program comes a food khaeufpb contractors, lobbyists and lawyers all feed tpr-g a government trough that congress seldom let's go dry. >> they are phoeurpbted i more interested in protect being the programs and streamlining them. >> reporter: tonight on special report in the first installment we'll be taking a...
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you grab and government time on each specific issue. people were saying that they wanted to hear this particular argument especially. >> about oral arguments started 1520 minutes ago. no information out. i know they can't we did but someone could run it down >> we will follow the latest. not until june will we get the final decision from the supreme court. >738 >> 7:35 a.m.. is a great start to the morning yesterday and more the way a sunshine today. currently in the 40's are '50s. we a passing sprinkle over night, also a possibility of the early afternoon. tomorrow more in the way of cloud cover and the potential for a small shower. more rain on the way as we head into the weekend. we have changes to talk about in the weather center. full details on what to expect up in just a few minutes. >> a quick check of las the we're checking right out. slow ride on interstate 880 and the southbound direction. a couple of minor accidents recently occurred. they have added to what would normally be a slower rise. this should be about 37 minute com
you grab and government time on each specific issue. people were saying that they wanted to hear this particular argument especially. >> about oral arguments started 1520 minutes ago. no information out. i know they can't we did but someone could run it down >> we will follow the latest. not until june will we get the final decision from the supreme court. >738 >> 7:35 a.m.. is a great start to the morning yesterday and more the way a sunshine today. currently in the 40's...
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i think our government will keep doing that. unfortunately, i believe they're waiting for some kind of bubble to happen. right? they had an internet bubble, a housing bubble and without a bubble they're going to keep things going the way they're going. charles: the bell is going off and the markets. larry, we did bail them out, there was a tarp program along with the other goodies you're talking about and it's not outside the realm of possibility? >> i guess it's not outside the realm of possibility and they like to keep people quiet here and we have short memories. in my opinion they'll get things going as long as they can until something picks up the economy, in my opinion it's going to be a bubble, an energy bubble or what, something they're waiting for. charles: larry, we appreciate it. and the market is open and on the screen, the dow up 36 points. the banks in cyprus are closed right now officially until thursday so let's see how the other european banks are trading, nicole. nicole: it's interesting because yesterday the a
i think our government will keep doing that. unfortunately, i believe they're waiting for some kind of bubble to happen. right? they had an internet bubble, a housing bubble and without a bubble they're going to keep things going the way they're going. charles: the bell is going off and the markets. larry, we did bail them out, there was a tarp program along with the other goodies you're talking about and it's not outside the realm of possibility? >> i guess it's not outside the realm of...
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government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem. >> the era of big government is over. >> reporter: but, the government has just gotten larger. adjusted for inflation government spend has gone up from average of 882 billion spent every year in the 1980s, to 1.48 trillion in the 1990s to 2.44 trillion a year in the first decade of the 21st century. it is estimated government will have spent as much in the first four years of the new decade as it did in all of the 1990s. nothing typifies the expansion of government as much as the growing wealth of the washington, d.c. area. seven of the 10 nation's richest counties surround washington. average federal worker salary and benefits stands at $126,000. another size of washington's growth, traffic congestion is the nation's worse. as the country suffered through layoffs and recession, washington home prices remained farrell stable. >> the congressional system is set up to spend money, not to save money. incentive for many members of congress to solve a problem is to create a program. >> reporter: with the creation of a
government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem. >> the era of big government is over. >> reporter: but, the government has just gotten larger. adjusted for inflation government spend has gone up from average of 882 billion spent every year in the 1980s, to 1.48 trillion in the 1990s to 2.44 trillion a year in the first decade of the 21st century. it is estimated government will have spent as much in the first four years of the new decade as it did in all...
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flows will be temporarily restricted as a last ditch bailout deal may be hailed as a relief by the government and the e.u. but well it's certainly no comfort for people struggling to try and withdraw money reporting from the. is that at the heart of the deal that cyprus sealed with its international creditors to get that ten billion euro bailout it needs and what will happen to this back essentially is it will be split into pieces and people with deposits of more than one hundred thousand euros that are uninsured will have to take a huge here a lost whatever money they have here and many cypriots for the past week have begun to motional rollercoaster wondering what is going to happen to their money to their savings and they look at this example one day it was here the next day it is it and they're wondering is the same thing going to happen to their jobs or their savings to everything else they think they have precisely what did you choose and tonio a manager for the country's biggest bank the bank of cyprus has been thinking all through this rollercoaster week for the first time in my life f
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next it goes to state and local government choices. then to homeless shelter use and finally it can be put up to sale. it should start to the sale to the private sector or some other entity rather than waiting until everybody else has a chance to look at it because by then the private sector has moved on to some other choice. >> gretchen: let's take a look at what the president sed about this in 2010. i hereby direct agencies to accelerate efforts to eliminate excess properties. in total, agencies should produce no less than $3 billion in cost savings by the end of fiscal year 2012. i'm assuming that happened or did it not? >> it did not happen. in fact the government accountability office took a look at bunch of properties, 23 out of 26 they looked at were mislabeled. they said one building was in great shape. it was rat infested. the again services administration said they were saving $118 million on four new construction projects, but those savings were over 30 years, not even over one year. they are not close to those savings. pres
next it goes to state and local government choices. then to homeless shelter use and finally it can be put up to sale. it should start to the sale to the private sector or some other entity rather than waiting until everybody else has a chance to look at it because by then the private sector has moved on to some other choice. >> gretchen: let's take a look at what the president sed about this in 2010. i hereby direct agencies to accelerate efforts to eliminate excess properties. in total,...
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but what's the significance of that transfer to the afghan government? >> it's significant and for a couple different reasons. one is that it shows the acceleration of the redeployment of troops is going to happen quickly because a lot of troops were actually there to maintain a lot of the prison facilities, the bases at bagram, the most built out facilities that we have inside of afghanistan. it shows a level of seriousness about how fast this redeployment is going to happen. it really tries to establish a sense of nationalistic identity within afghanistan. because part of the challenge of president karzai ever since he's been the president there is that he's been not much more than the mayor of kabul. his fear and influence has not stretched out into particularly the rural areas where you have heavy influences of taliban and other type of, you know, resistance. the united states is saying this is what you asked for, what you want. therefore, we're placing the ball into your hands and seeing what you can do with it. what i find interesting, you talk abo
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half years, so the station took the government to court. family court issued legally binding rulings in our favor three times, but the media authority contested all these rulings, so they kept us in limbo for two years. that is in line with their policy of economically ruining critical media. >> critical reports by their trademark. currently, the station is up in arms because the hon carian government has handed out awards to notorious anti-semite and right-wing extremists. >> starting today, i no longer want to where the metal -- wear the medal. i'm going to send it back to the minister. >> students staged a parody. the party is supported by sympathizers in germany. >> our two countries are depicted as scandalously small. this must change. >> apart from the parity, the students have little to laugh about. they are appalled at how the new changes to hungary's constitution affect them. in the future after graduating, all students from state university must remain in hungary for as long as their studies took, if there is a job for them or not
half years, so the station took the government to court. family court issued legally binding rulings in our favor three times, but the media authority contested all these rulings, so they kept us in limbo for two years. that is in line with their policy of economically ruining critical media. >> critical reports by their trademark. currently, the station is up in arms because the hon carian government has handed out awards to notorious anti-semite and right-wing extremists. >>...
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. >>> she has been an outspoken critic of government spending. now michele bachmann faces a congressional ethics investigation for alleged misuse of funds during her short-lived 2012 presidential campaign. the allegations include under-the-table payments and fund transfers by members of her senior staff. her attorney says the minnesota congresswoman is cooperating with the investigation. >>> the "dragon" cargo capsule getting ready to leave the international space station. new video this morning of the undocking process that began just a little while ago. in a couple hours, the capsule will head back down to earth. it's expected to splash down in the pacific off baja, california, this afternoon, just after 12:30 eastern time. this unmanned capsule arrived at the station about three weeks ago with supplies for the crew. >>> tiger woods back on top. he has reclaimed the number one spot in the world golf rankings after winning the arnold palmer invitational in orlando. it's tiger's third tournament win this year and the first time he's been ranked n
. >>> she has been an outspoken critic of government spending. now michele bachmann faces a congressional ethics investigation for alleged misuse of funds during her short-lived 2012 presidential campaign. the allegations include under-the-table payments and fund transfers by members of her senior staff. her attorney says the minnesota congresswoman is cooperating with the investigation. >>> the "dragon" cargo capsule getting ready to leave the international space...
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social media unit should it don't diminish just as the government uses social media for explaining full complaining for propaganda spinning it also has to do with private soldiers using new media every soldier is a broadcast station. it looks innocent enough but this will go to the next in a military prison. after posting these pictures on his facebook profile this infant was brought to book full of talent and misuse of army whip and we. these soldiers turned a patrol in hebron into a dance move. it angered the i.d.f. but others felt they did a far better job of showing the human side of the army than any spin doctor ever courage under the military code of justice offense and i think that sergeant and above which is that in fact any conduct which is unbecoming an i.d.f. soldier would would would before really potentially at least expose you to criminal liability could actually find yourself in jail but it's not always fun and games neither is it so clear cut the i.d.f. told r.t. that a sniper who posted this image was dealt with appropriately it's the problem of free speech i don't see
social media unit should it don't diminish just as the government uses social media for explaining full complaining for propaganda spinning it also has to do with private soldiers using new media every soldier is a broadcast station. it looks innocent enough but this will go to the next in a military prison. after posting these pictures on his facebook profile this infant was brought to book full of talent and misuse of army whip and we. these soldiers turned a patrol in hebron into a dance...
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the closures remain even after the government reached a deal for a bailout. the banks have been closed 10 days proposal to seize up to 10% of resident's savings accounts, triggered intense protests. >>> he hinted they will make a big announcement thursday. he said i am going to put my money where my mouth is. a spokesperson said they are still working out detail where is that announcement will happen in a second tweet, he alluded to something previously about the company's super charger network being free for tesla owners for life. >> city officials in san jose, are expected to improve a package, aimed at keeping samsung in the south bay. it was outlined at city hall. the package included tax breaks and equipment reimbursements. austin texas offered similar incentives to try to get them to move there. >>> operators of the hotel heard the outrage and are bringing back the pied piper it hung over the main bar at the pied piper bar and grill for more than 100 years last week the owner of the palace hotel said they would sell it the public hated the idea now the
the closures remain even after the government reached a deal for a bailout. the banks have been closed 10 days proposal to seize up to 10% of resident's savings accounts, triggered intense protests. >>> he hinted they will make a big announcement thursday. he said i am going to put my money where my mouth is. a spokesperson said they are still working out detail where is that announcement will happen in a second tweet, he alluded to something previously about the company's super...
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never ending mission to force changes, to boldly go where no government employee has gone before. >> the irs under fire for this training video that parodies "star trek," costing tens of thousands of dollars. >> serve you coffee while you wait, sir, it's better than mcdonald's and twice the price. >> it's bad and makes you want to pull your hair out. >> back in russia, i dream some day i'd be rich and famous. >> me, too, that's why i became a public servant. >> not trying to get all, but got to give props. spent almost a million on clowns, mind readers and-- >> ♪ love to the nation, never be under investigation ♪ . >> greta: paul prouty the regional commissioner did lose his job. >> ♪ oh, oh ♪ >> tsa says he known or should have known about the questionable or excessive expenditures. ♪ i got that ♪ >> he got his job back. >> previously on the amazing race. >> cbs, idiotic, stupid, take that show and shove it. >> we apologize to veterans. >> we didn't see this coming. there's no harm in saying, you're screwed up. >> greta: all that and more straight ahead. first, what's go
never ending mission to force changes, to boldly go where no government employee has gone before. >> the irs under fire for this training video that parodies "star trek," costing tens of thousands of dollars. >> serve you coffee while you wait, sir, it's better than mcdonald's and twice the price. >> it's bad and makes you want to pull your hair out. >> back in russia, i dream some day i'd be rich and famous. >> me, too, that's why i became a public...
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the closures remain even after the government reached a deal for a bailout. the banks have been closed 10 days proposal to seize up to 10% of resident's savings accounts, triggered intense protests. >>> he hinted they will make a big announcement thursday. he said i am going to put my money where my mouth is. a spokesperson said they are still working out detail where is that announcement will happen in a second tweet, he alluded to something previously about the company's super charger network being free for tesla owners for life. >> city officials in san jose, are expected to improve a package, aimed at keeping samsung in the south bay. it was outlined at city hall. the package included tax breaks and equipment reimbursements. austin texas offered similar incentives to try to get them to move there. >>> operators of the hotel heard the outrage and are bringing back the pied piper it hung over the main bar at the pied piper bar and grill for more than 100 years last week the owner of the palace hotel said they would sell it the public hated the idea now the
the closures remain even after the government reached a deal for a bailout. the banks have been closed 10 days proposal to seize up to 10% of resident's savings accounts, triggered intense protests. >>> he hinted they will make a big announcement thursday. he said i am going to put my money where my mouth is. a spokesperson said they are still working out detail where is that announcement will happen in a second tweet, he alluded to something previously about the company's super...
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people woke up here, you know, last saturday to radio announcements that basically the government had agreed with european leaders to reach into their bank accounts and take money directly out of their bank little in order to meet a payment that e.u. lenders had been demanding in exchange for this bailout. that set off a wave of anxiety. throughout the week we had obviously a lot of people as you saw in the images during the week of people lined up at the a.m.t. machines. an atmosphere of uncertainty. some businesses have stopped taking credit and stopped taking checks. cash only. cash is king now at a lot of places. and, you know, furthermore there was a much deeper fear that if something didn't happen, if something didn't come together that cyprus could very well be the first country to actually have to exit the euro zone. a bit of a sigh of relief was breathed this morning after the bailout, but now already questions are starting to rise again about whether it's going to be enough and does it stop here. >> warner: now this is the first european bailout in which the big depositors a
people woke up here, you know, last saturday to radio announcements that basically the government had agreed with european leaders to reach into their bank accounts and take money directly out of their bank little in order to meet a payment that e.u. lenders had been demanding in exchange for this bailout. that set off a wave of anxiety. throughout the week we had obviously a lot of people as you saw in the images during the week of people lined up at the a.m.t. machines. an atmosphere of...
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it's complete role reversal what we thought of our government in in country. >> let's go back. so we have the christmas vacation, after the summer vacation in august or whenever they had it in the summer and then christmas and the post election vacation and two vacations, aspen and florida and now the girls going to the bahamas, no, no, who lives like this? >> no one. let me tell you what this is. i don't mind the president taking vacations, it's a hard job. >> sean: a vacation. >> a vacation. but the tiger woods trip alone, would pay for the white house tours. and we didn't cut the budget all we did was cut the rate of growth. every agency has more money than last year, except for defense, really getting whacked. the attitude of let them eat cake. you get it? this is washington's attitude, you people, the peons out there and the irs and what we saw, tom coburn, the sequester has done something, if the republicans were not so lame as to grabbed ahold of this narrative, which is look at what we're paying for and not paying for and by the way, wake the country up, look, i hope th
it's complete role reversal what we thought of our government in in country. >> let's go back. so we have the christmas vacation, after the summer vacation in august or whenever they had it in the summer and then christmas and the post election vacation and two vacations, aspen and florida and now the girls going to the bahamas, no, no, who lives like this? >> no one. let me tell you what this is. i don't mind the president taking vacations, it's a hard job. >> sean: a...
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seriously, the government spent money on this. we'll explain why, next. yocan never, ever have too much "money. " ♪ ♪ sandra: all right. it is time for a little fun with "spare change." today we are joined by an awesome pair of, our own ashley webster, all while the. first up. upton earned tax dollars paying for videos like this one. the irs bin $60,000 on a training video that km gilligan's island and another video that spoofs start track. are you even really surprised, first of all? >> why are they spoofing gilligan's island ansar track when they are trying to hit the enter demographic? really confused by this. sandra: what is gilligan's island. >> right. sandra: and mean, this is -- >> they don't know what it is. star trek, of course, irs, i was trying to come up with something. iteally sucks. >> how many other bad movies either producing out of maryland? >> absolutely awful. you have seen. it's so bad. it's terrible. sandra: what would you expect e government-funded video. well, a brooklyn fashion
seriously, the government spent money on this. we'll explain why, next. yocan never, ever have too much "money. " ♪ ♪ sandra: all right. it is time for a little fun with "spare change." today we are joined by an awesome pair of, our own ashley webster, all while the. first up. upton earned tax dollars paying for videos like this one. the irs bin $60,000 on a training video that km gilligan's island and another video that spoofs start track. are you even really surprised,...
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think it will be before governments start sniffing around your bank account. frankly, i believe it's not long. think this country, when first federal income tax was just to blender efforts of world war i but it stuck around. or europe. expanded. what started out as a 4% tax for millionaires is now north of 20%, and en snaring, well, everyone. that is what conrns me about this cyprus tax. what the poor saps will discover when the banks reopen in cyprus, run. can't take their money and the government is watching and limiting, and i am kind of worrying. what is going on in this island nation, is a tsunami. bank on it. literally. to rich edison, in cyprus to this nervous night before, hey, rich. >> good evening neil, you have to imagine, folks without access to their banks account will have some tomorrow 8:30 in the morning. for more than a week these folks had closed banks today there was a bit of a lull, in fact that banks were closed not because of a bank panic but a regular holiday, greek independence day. but there are thoughts to last week with long lines in
think it will be before governments start sniffing around your bank account. frankly, i believe it's not long. think this country, when first federal income tax was just to blender efforts of world war i but it stuck around. or europe. expanded. what started out as a 4% tax for millionaires is now north of 20%, and en snaring, well, everyone. that is what conrns me about this cyprus tax. what the poor saps will discover when the banks reopen in cyprus, run. can't take their money and the...
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we are unhappy because the hong kong government treats us unfairly. this is discrimination. >> the lower court ruled in 2011 that the maids had the right to seek permanent residencresidenc. critics say granting residency would bring an influx of more foreign helpers. they say that could strange the social services, health and education system. >>> police in south korea say clues from a cyber attack last week on major banks and broadcasters point abroad. they say a malicious code originated from internet protocol addresses in four countries including the united states. malware infected servers at three tv stations and three banks. that triggered massive network failures last wednesday, disabling more than 32,000 computers. police and members of a south korean government task force have detected ip addresses allocated to the u.s. and three european countries. they have not disclosed the specific names of the european nations involved, but they've asked for cooperation from relevant authorities to track down the original source of the cyber attacks. inve
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although it is free from government forces, divisions are deep. this man is geared to show his identity. >> we're trying to agree. it will follow a civil laws. >> they are happy to show his face. >> will already have the islamic laws. there are already laws in the koran. >> debate about is whether the future state will be religious or secular. it isn't just worry and the minority. some problems in different opinions. there are some. >> is more than a story of the christian village. >> is the nature of the law and order in syria. those that fought side by side against the state now fear the top stories this hour, the central african republic, dissolving parliament. cyprus is banks will stay shut until thursday. to stop a run on deposits. the $13 billion international bailout. the united nations is moving around international staff out of syria. the hotel as housing workers in damascus. states has promised to cooperate with the afghan government on security. eohn kerry said he was on this same page. jennifer glass reports. afghans have been waiting
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is hanging -- is calling big government a success. >> there was relief in berlin. almost all political sides greeted the outcome. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, was pleased. >> banks must take responsibility for themselves. that is what we have always said. we do not want taxpayers to save banks. banks must save themselves. this is what will happen in the case of cyprus. >> politicians in brussels were happy about the deal as well. cyprus has tough times ahead, but the president of the european commission promised to the country would not be left alone. >> that is what i decided to set up tough -- for cyprus. the social consequences of economic shock by utilizing fronts -- >> but in russia, there was anger about the terms of the deal. many of the big depositors who will lose money are russians. >> it looks like a stealing of what has already been stalling -- of what has already been stolen continues. we will wait for the consquences of the financial system. >> the bailout needs to be approved by several eurozone parliaments, including germany's. it looks like
is hanging -- is calling big government a success. >> there was relief in berlin. almost all political sides greeted the outcome. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, was pleased. >> banks must take responsibility for themselves. that is what we have always said. we do not want taxpayers to save banks. banks must save themselves. this is what will happen in the case of cyprus. >> politicians in brussels were happy about the deal as well. cyprus has tough times ahead, but the...
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there have been tax hikes and public service cutbacks as the government struggled to live within its means as its revenue severely contracted. with all that slack demand in the economy, wages were dropping, and so were rents. and if you could get a panicky bank to write you a loan, money was cheap to borrow. so rather than wait around for the return of jobs that may never come back, thousands of irish are starting their own businesses. in the first five years of a new enter prize. you can't smell the good things coming from brother hubbard's oven as the cafe prepares for breakfast. you'll just have to be satisfied with the sights and sounds of a new business. partners garrett fitzgerald and james boland banked about $100,000 into a labor of love. >> i realized a number of years ago that life isn't a rehearsal, that you need to get on with it, and this desire was always within me. i was always keen to have my own business, and it's something i always dreamt of. >> the emphasis is on fresh, high-quality irish ingredients. remember, a business like this isn't only a seller. it's a buyer
there have been tax hikes and public service cutbacks as the government struggled to live within its means as its revenue severely contracted. with all that slack demand in the economy, wages were dropping, and so were rents. and if you could get a panicky bank to write you a loan, money was cheap to borrow. so rather than wait around for the return of jobs that may never come back, thousands of irish are starting their own businesses. in the first five years of a new enter prize. you can't...
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government continues to borrow money to pay its bills the debt has topped sixteen trillion dollars but now one economist says our debt is so bad a civilization may not survive the so-called death spiral is that really the case will question more. and it's one of the dangers of living on the west coast earthquakes for years there's been predictions of the big one so how would the region handle of massive quake archie looks into the issue coming up. and day forty eight of a hunger strike at guantanamo bay and counting the detainees are refusing to eat over conditions at the facility today will ask why the mainstream media is virtually ignoring the hunger strike. it's monday march twenty fifth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. . a death spiral that could in civilization as we know it those harsh words were used by former world bank khana mr richard duncan to describe the path that the u.s. economy could take if major changes don't happen and fast here's what he said recently on c.m.t. see if they don't prevent the credit supply from contracting then we
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as i've said many times, lower spending and limited government, including government jobs, is good for the private economy. that is the real engine of the economic prosperity. >>> plus the supreme court this week will hear two important cases concerning same sex marriage. shouldn't the black robe masters leave the important social decisions to the states and their democratically elected legislatures or referenda? let the people decide. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, in recent weeks, he's become a conservative super hero icon. that following his triumphant speeches at the national prayer service and the cpac political conference. dr. ben carson has a message to roll back obama care, deal with the crushing national debt, and even a bib llically based call r a flat tax. that's what i love. is he the conservative that can save the gop? here is the aforementioned dr. ben carson. director of the pediatric division at john hopkins university. and with us this hour, cnbc contributors keith boykin. as always, dr. carson, great to see you. i'm reading one of many articles th
as i've said many times, lower spending and limited government, including government jobs, is good for the private economy. that is the real engine of the economic prosperity. >>> plus the supreme court this week will hear two important cases concerning same sex marriage. shouldn't the black robe masters leave the important social decisions to the states and their democratically elected legislatures or referenda? let the people decide. "the kudlow report" begins right now....
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in fact, the government changing its mind. by that time, by the way, the folks here on this island nation won't have any access to banks for 12 days 12 gays in the heart of -- 12 days in the heart of europe. president speaking to citizens he says significant decisions will be made in the coming days. it could be a bumpy ride. back to you, shep. >> shepard: greg pat cot. cyprus. no need to panic. if you could, take a look around for a moment. see if you find a zil a deadly virus. folks at the university of texas would appreciate it medical facility says it lost the vial last week. the virus inside that vial can cause a potentially deadly fever in humans. only through contact with venezuelan rats. anyway the school's president has released a statement saying the investigation continues but at this time it is likely, but not confirmed that the vial was destroyed during normal laboratory sterilization practices. investigators say they want to know more about how too sky divers plummeted to the ground and died over the weekend. and
in fact, the government changing its mind. by that time, by the way, the folks here on this island nation won't have any access to banks for 12 days 12 gays in the heart of -- 12 days in the heart of europe. president speaking to citizens he says significant decisions will be made in the coming days. it could be a bumpy ride. back to you, shep. >> shepard: greg pat cot. cyprus. no need to panic. if you could, take a look around for a moment. see if you find a zil a deadly virus. folks at...
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to somehow subvert his government. the reality is -- this is something that was confirm today by secretary kerry, the united states want to be sure there is stability, not only in afghanistan but in the region with regard to keeping terrorists at bay. part of that equation is election next year. they want to make sure that karzai is not fixing next year's elections. there will be a legitimate fair and balanceed election in afghanistan. we are interested in the establishing the ability. he undermines the position, often times a corrupt position in my opinion in afghanistan. >> karzai has been a prickly character to deal with more any administration. i am not sure he becomes more pliable, so to speak. take a lesson from iraq and dealing with iraq. when you pick up stakes and leave you lose influence. we are about to lose whatever influence we have on the country. >> shannon: quick thought? >> you can see it around the middle east. egypt led by the brotherhood. embassy, attack and we're hopeless and powerless. nothing hap
to somehow subvert his government. the reality is -- this is something that was confirm today by secretary kerry, the united states want to be sure there is stability, not only in afghanistan but in the region with regard to keeping terrorists at bay. part of that equation is election next year. they want to make sure that karzai is not fixing next year's elections. there will be a legitimate fair and balanceed election in afghanistan. we are interested in the establishing the ability. he...
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they turn to the government for a bailout. when the government hesitated because it is public money to bail out a probably failed bank, they were told in another kind of blackmail, we're too big to fail. if you don't bail us out, we will collapse and take the entire economy with us. that was a persuasive argument, particularly after the bailout lehman brothers to fail and that nearly did take the economy with it. that was a convincing argument did you would have thought they learned a lesson about the problem of a too big to fail financial institution. if you thought that, you would have been wrong. the same banks that were too big to fail in 2008 are all of them bigger today. so we did not learn the lesson. we did not break up the banks. we did not limit, control their growth. they are bigger now than they were then. in a sense, maybe shame on them the first time, but having allowed this to happen, it is a shame on us. number two, we seem to need as a nation to believe that we have the power to control, limit, or regulate whe
they turn to the government for a bailout. when the government hesitated because it is public money to bail out a probably failed bank, they were told in another kind of blackmail, we're too big to fail. if you don't bail us out, we will collapse and take the entire economy with us. that was a persuasive argument, particularly after the bailout lehman brothers to fail and that nearly did take the economy with it. that was a convincing argument did you would have thought they learned a lesson...